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"Time Is Ripe To Replace Collegium System": Former Law Minister
Former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said the time is ripe for replacing the present collegium system of judicial appointments and "processes of public opinion are moving robustly" in favour of an alternative mechanism.
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"Loss For Us": Congress' Manish Tewari On Ashwani Kumar's Resignation
A day after former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar quit Congress, party leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday called the decision "unfortunate" and said that the ambition for Rajya Sabha seat makes people do many things.
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Ex-Law Ministers Of Congress Write To Rajasthan Governor, Quote Rulebook
Three former law ministers -- Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid and Ashwani Kumar -- have written to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, advising him to stick to the rules over Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's proposal to begin an assembly session. Mr Mishra, who rejected the government's first proposal to start assembly session, returned his second proposal...
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Rahul Gandhi Owes It To Congress To Resume Leadership: Ashwani Kumar
Rahul Gandhi owes it to the Congress to resume presidentship and dispel uncertainty about the future leadership issue as the party does not have the luxury of time, former law minister Ashwani Kumar said on Sunday.
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Former Law Minister Moves Top Court To Ensure Care For Elderly
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a plea filed by Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on ensuring and protecting the rights of the elderly.
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Three months after he resigned, Ashwani Kumar headed to Japan
Nearly three months after he resigned as Union Law minister over coal-gate controversy, Ashwani Kumar has been appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his Special Envoy to visit Japan in the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
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Coal-gate: don't share information with government, Supreme Court warns CBI
Coal scam: The Supreme Court today made it clear that the CBI should not share any information with the government on its investigation into alleged irregularities in how coal mining licenses were issued to private companies, a scandal dubbed "Coal-gate."
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Parliament will decide on CBI autonomy, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said that the law will have to be amended to give more autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI and that Parliament will ultimately have to debate and approve suggestions made by the Centre to free the agency from political control.
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Coal scam: Supreme Court to examine CBI's status report today
The Supreme Court will examine the status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the coal scam today. The top court will also consider the Centre's affidavit on autonomy for the CBI - a directive issued by the court last month after revelations by the agency that its probe report on the coal scandal had been shared with the go...
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Government's proposal for CBI autonomy disappoints critics and the agency
After it was accused by the Supreme Court of interfering with the investigation into the allocation of commercial coalfields, the government has submitted a 41-page proposal on how to free the CBI of political control.
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Ministers' panel to take 'political call' on greater autonomy for CBI
A Group of Ministers (GoM) will now reportedly take a 'political' call on whether the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI should be made more autonomous or whether minor changes to enhance the powers of the CBI director would be sufficient. The GoM met in the capital yesterday; Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was the only absentee at the meeti...
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Group of Ministers to discuss greater autonomy for CBI today
A Group of Ministers (GoM) will meet in the capital today to discuss granting greater autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI. The ministers are expected to chalk out an action plan on the contentious issue, and could consider granting functional and financial autonomy to the investigating agency.
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We will give CBI functional autonomy: Finance Minister P Chidambaram to NDTV
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the expert panel formed by the government will work towards giving CBI functional autonomy, but at the same time warned that accountability is important.
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Did the government ignore recommendations on CBI's autonomy?
Rapped on the knuckles by the Supreme Court for not ensuring autonomy for the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Centre has tried to demonstrate alacrity by setting up a Group of Ministers or GoM to decide on a plan of action to do the court's bidding.
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Coal-Gate: Government sends showcause notices to 32 companies for lack of progress
Even as the CBI investigation into allegations of corruption in the allotment of coal blocks gathers momentum, the Coal Ministry has sent show cause notices to 32 companies for not showing progress on captive coal blocks allotted to them.
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"Time Is Ripe To Replace Collegium System": Former Law Minister
Former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said the time is ripe for replacing the present collegium system of judicial appointments and "processes of public opinion are moving robustly" in favour of an alternative mechanism.
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"Loss For Us": Congress' Manish Tewari On Ashwani Kumar's Resignation
A day after former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar quit Congress, party leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday called the decision "unfortunate" and said that the ambition for Rajya Sabha seat makes people do many things.
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Ex-Law Ministers Of Congress Write To Rajasthan Governor, Quote Rulebook
Three former law ministers -- Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid and Ashwani Kumar -- have written to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, advising him to stick to the rules over Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's proposal to begin an assembly session. Mr Mishra, who rejected the government's first proposal to start assembly session, returned his second proposal...
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Rahul Gandhi Owes It To Congress To Resume Leadership: Ashwani Kumar
Rahul Gandhi owes it to the Congress to resume presidentship and dispel uncertainty about the future leadership issue as the party does not have the luxury of time, former law minister Ashwani Kumar said on Sunday.
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Former Law Minister Moves Top Court To Ensure Care For Elderly
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a plea filed by Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on ensuring and protecting the rights of the elderly.
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Three months after he resigned, Ashwani Kumar headed to Japan
Nearly three months after he resigned as Union Law minister over coal-gate controversy, Ashwani Kumar has been appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his Special Envoy to visit Japan in the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
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Coal-gate: don't share information with government, Supreme Court warns CBI
Coal scam: The Supreme Court today made it clear that the CBI should not share any information with the government on its investigation into alleged irregularities in how coal mining licenses were issued to private companies, a scandal dubbed "Coal-gate."
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Parliament will decide on CBI autonomy, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today said that the law will have to be amended to give more autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI and that Parliament will ultimately have to debate and approve suggestions made by the Centre to free the agency from political control.
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Coal scam: Supreme Court to examine CBI's status report today
The Supreme Court will examine the status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the coal scam today. The top court will also consider the Centre's affidavit on autonomy for the CBI - a directive issued by the court last month after revelations by the agency that its probe report on the coal scandal had been shared with the go...
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Government's proposal for CBI autonomy disappoints critics and the agency
After it was accused by the Supreme Court of interfering with the investigation into the allocation of commercial coalfields, the government has submitted a 41-page proposal on how to free the CBI of political control.
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Ministers' panel to take 'political call' on greater autonomy for CBI
A Group of Ministers (GoM) will now reportedly take a 'political' call on whether the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI should be made more autonomous or whether minor changes to enhance the powers of the CBI director would be sufficient. The GoM met in the capital yesterday; Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was the only absentee at the meeti...
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Group of Ministers to discuss greater autonomy for CBI today
A Group of Ministers (GoM) will meet in the capital today to discuss granting greater autonomy to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI. The ministers are expected to chalk out an action plan on the contentious issue, and could consider granting functional and financial autonomy to the investigating agency.
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We will give CBI functional autonomy: Finance Minister P Chidambaram to NDTV
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the expert panel formed by the government will work towards giving CBI functional autonomy, but at the same time warned that accountability is important.
-
Did the government ignore recommendations on CBI's autonomy?
Rapped on the knuckles by the Supreme Court for not ensuring autonomy for the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Centre has tried to demonstrate alacrity by setting up a Group of Ministers or GoM to decide on a plan of action to do the court's bidding.
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Coal-Gate: Government sends showcause notices to 32 companies for lack of progress
Even as the CBI investigation into allegations of corruption in the allotment of coal blocks gathers momentum, the Coal Ministry has sent show cause notices to 32 companies for not showing progress on captive coal blocks allotted to them.
